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Reading #48

A collection of 16 posts

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Video: Gregory A. Wilson kicks things into gear

At our September 4th science fiction program, Gregory A. Wilson stopped by our microphone to read from the flavor text he contributed to the game Ascension, and it sounded a little like this... And if you liked that, you won't want to miss our next event, Tuesday Funk&

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Video: Adam Rakunas gets sent to the principal's office

At our September 4th science fiction program, Adam Rakunas stopped by our microphone to read from his story "The Right People," and it sounded a little like this... If you liked that, be sure to read the full story at Futurismic. And you won't want to

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Video: Rajan Khanna explains the pros and cons of travel

At our September 4th science fiction program, Rajan Khanna stopped by our microphone to read a portion of his short story "Doors," and it sounded a little like this... If you liked that, be sure to listen to the full story (as read by David O. Engelstad) on

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Video: Rae Carson awakens in a weird world

At our September 4th science fiction program, YA writer Rae Carson stopped by our microphone to read from a secret project she's been working on, and it sounded a little like this... If you liked that, please check out Rae's new novel, The Crown of Embers,

Video: William Shunn spins a "Grand" and profane epic

Last week our co-host William Shunn Had just a little too much fun Reading a poem that was meant to take the piss Out of the tropes of science fiction, In a faux-hiphoppish diction, And it sounded just a little bit like this: And if you enjoyed that, please join

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Video: Daryl Gregory gets points for "Persistence"

Last week Daryl Gregory dropped by our Tuesday Funk microphone to deliver a quietly powerful story of the persistence of vision made literal, and it went a little like this... And if you enjoyed that, please join us at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 14th, for our Chicago

September debriefing

Debriefings Reading #48

September debriefing

Greetings, Funkers! I know I say it time and time again, but if you missed this week's Science Fiction Edition of Tuesday Funk, you missed a hell of a good show. First Gregory A. Wilson kicked things off in grand style with a tale that revealed the humanity

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #48 is tonight!

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #48 is tonight!

Chicon 7, the 70th World Science Fiction Convention, is over! But for one brief, glorious night, you can relive that magical Worldcon excitement. For our 48th stellar episode tonight at Hopleaf, your friends at Tuesday Funk are bringing you the Chicago Post-Worldcon Science Fiction Spectacular, peopled with the finest science

Participants Reading #48

Meet Our Readers: Rajan Khanna

Rajan Khanna is a fiction writer, blogger, narrator, and graduate of the 2008 Clarion West Writers Workshop. His work has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, GUD, PodCastle, and The Way of the Wizard, among others. His articles have appeared at Tor.com and his podcast narrations can be heard at

Participants Reading #48

Meet Our Readers: Rae Carson

Rae Carson was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author for Fall 2011. Her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was a finalist for the Morris, Norton, Cybils, and Ohioana Awards, and was named to ALA's 2012 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults list. It

Participants Reading #48

Meet Our Readers: Daryl Gregory

Daryl Gregory is an award-winning writer of genre-mixing novels, stories, and comics. His first novel, Pandemonium, won the Crawford Award and was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. His second novel, The Devil's Alphabet, was named one of the best books of the year by Publisher's

Participants Reading #48

Meet Our Readers: Adam Rakunas

Adam Rakunas lives in Southern California with his wife and daughter. His work has been published by So New Media and Futurismic. He is currently working on a science fiction novel about sex, violence, and labor relations. Please join Adam and the rest of our crew of excellent readers in

Tuesday Funk #48, "Chicago Post-Worldcon Science Fiction Spectacular": September 4, 2012

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Tuesday Funk #48, "Chicago Post-Worldcon Science Fiction Spectacular": September 4, 2012

Tuesday Funk is proud and excited that the 70th World Science Fiction Convention will be coming to Chicago in three short weeks! And It so happens that our 48th big reading will take place Tuesday, September 4th, 2012, the day after Worldcon ends. In honor of Worldcon, we plan to

Tuesday Funk announces lineup for September Science Fiction Spectacular!

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Tuesday Funk announces lineup for September Science Fiction Spectacular!

Tuesday Funk is proud and excited that the 70th World Science Fiction Convention will be coming to Chicago from August 30 to September 3rd, 2012! It so happens that our September reading will take place Tuesday, September 4th, 2012, the day after Worldcon ends. We plan to put on an

Submissions Reading #48

Reminder: Submissions for our Worldcon edition due in two weeks

Greetings, science fiction writers from around the world! This is a friendly reminder that Tuesday Funk wants you as a reader for our September 4th edition! With the 70th World Science Fiction Convention coming to Chicago from August 30 to September 3rd, we couldn't just sit back and

Submissions Reading #48

Worldcon participants, Tuesday Funk wants you!

Tuesday Funk is proud and excited that the 70th World Science Fiction Convention will be coming to Chicago from August 30 to September 3rd, 2012! It so happens that our September reading will take place Tuesday, September 4th, 2012, the day after Worldcon ends. We plan to put on an